[mythtv-users] MythTV on Playstation 2

[Ben Edwards]

Its a brand spanking new PS2.  I got it to ply games, its preferable
to using windows;).

I was just wondering if it would be relatively cheap/straight forward,
and the answer seems to be no.

Thanks for everybody's time,
Ben

On 07/02/07, Ross Campbell <ross.campbell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/7/07, Ben Edwards <funkytwig at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Was wondering if it was possible to run a frontend on a (new)
> > Playstation 2.  Have done some googeling but not found anything
> > concrete.  Anyone had any luck with this/got any howtos?
>
> Walk before you run. Try to get your PS2 to run Linux first...
> http://playstation2-linux.com/ ... how much time and money are you
> willing to invest in this effort?  Are you willing to buy an old PS2
> with a hard drive and buy Sony's Linux from ebay?
>
> Linux requires the old PS2s -
> http://playstation2-linux.com/forum/message.php?msg_id=50108
>
> Are you willing to build mythtv from source and patch mythtv code as
> necessary? It's not going to be quick, easy, or straightforward, and
> *IF* you get it to work, you'll probably find the PS2 running Linux
> underpowered for a mythtv frontend. If you're still interested in
> pursuing this... good for you!
>
> Sony sells/sold a PS2 linux kit that requires a hard drive for
> install. In many regions it's sold out. I haven't found a free Linux
> distro that the PS2 can boot that doesn't depend on Sony's Linux kit.
>
> There is BlackRhino Linux that provides a lot of binary packages based
> on Debian... but it requires Sony's Linux to install.
>
> It's a shame, really... I wish Sony would just release their Linux
> stuff for the PS2 (even if they only release binaries...) so that
> people who are interested can play around with Linux on their PS2s.
>
> -Ross
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